Help For The Heroes - Mimed?
 

Do you think it was mimed? I've watched it back a few times now, and Im starting to think it wasn't mimed. One part that looks like they were singing mainly is around 3.00, and its Laura and Austin, Austin looks worried, I think tha was where Ruth and Daniel were supposed to be singing?
His voice goes really quiet..




What do you think?

Most defo mimed, Eoghan gives it away

i thoight it was mimed from when eoghan was singing
they all sounded kinda computerised
and btw poor ruth and daniel getting stuck out the stage :(

[b]Yeah The Bit When Ruth And Daniel Was Supposed To Come Out And Austin Covered Daniels Bit That Gives It Away

And Also At The Start You Could Tell It Was Being Mimed

Totally pathetic, if I was there at that moment and was told to go mime I would of gone on stage pretending I was gonna go along with it then I would just not move my mouth... and put a "Do you think im stupid" kind of look on my face.

To me now... all the performers are pathetic and they cant stand up for their own beliefs... miming! Psh! What a thing to teach people new to the business! Eughhh, my number 1 pet hate is miming, second pet hate is voices being butchered in studios... both of them happened in the performance.
I actually remember saying to myself, wow Eoghan sounds good... no wonder, because its been completely edited.

Mimed- Eoghans voice was digitally enhanced

Alexandra sounds like Ruth at one point because Ruth got stuck behind the door

Austin sounds like Daniel for the same reason

Did they think noone would notice? :joker:

I wouldn't call it pathetic, you just need to remember that they need to learn and rehearse two songs in a week, rehearsing a third song could have pulled the other two performances down and could make them leave the competition. Its easy to forget they only have a week.

I don't think Austin/Laura or Alex mimed.

Well for one this is their profession so they should be able to do it, and what are they going to do closer to the final? When they have over 3 songs to learn? Plus they have had 3 weeks to rehearse this single.. as I have mentioned, if you are not ready to sing, dont sing at all... dont just mime it!

Alex and Laura deffo mimed... they were the 2 worst mimers in the whole thing!

But its too early in the competition for 3 songs on more than one level. They have to make sure they are the stand out act which is easier said than done. Then they don't have enough coaches to help rehearse 21 songs in such a week, or almost treble that if they've had 3 weeks to rehearse.

Yes, its their potential profession but they aren't quite there yet, they're practically singing for their lives and I'd rather they got their main performance spot on instead of some crap charity single hardly anyone will actually like anyway but will buy it just because its for XF on the cover.

I repeat... if you are not ready to perform, dont perform at all. IMO there is no excuse for miming... got a sore throat? Then dont perform... unrehearsed? Dont perform!

They have made fools of themselves and everyone knows they were miming, they have lost respect from me... so most likely a lot others. What bugs me even more is that they did this RIGHT infront of soldiers that are fighting for them, how disrespectful, miming in my opinion gives off a cant be arsed vibe... do we want an x factor winner like that? Im disappointed we have heard no news about one of them retaliating!

... because they probably don't actually care or didn't realise like I expect most of the views felt.

It probably as not even their fault they had to mime.. The producers told them they were miming so dont blame it all on the contestants FOM. They want to win Bad and if thy go off moaning and grunting.. they will look bad in front of the judges

Fine whatever... X factor is therefore even more pathetic than I thought it was. Seems people will do anything for fame these days... whatever happened to standing up to these people? Do I dare remind people that Kelly Clarkson turned down about 5 Major Recording deals before American Idol, and she turned down $10,000,000 to change 5 of her songs on her album.

Is fame and money all these people think about now? Tut... Im starting to despise X factor.

If she turned down record deals then surely that shows she would also do anything for fame and she knew she would probably get far in the show if she got past the producers? I honestly don't see what relevance she has though tbh.

X Factor is incredibly staged, it always has been- its nothing new. People have always gone on this type of show for fame and money, that also is nothing new. Even back to Popstars and Fame Academy, they wanted fame and money.

I raised that point because each record deal they asked her to sing Disney style power pop music, and she refused. Give that to any of the contestants these days and they would take it up without thinking!

So she went on American Idol for more fame and money instead? :thumbs:

No to get her break and to get recognized... which is why people should go on it. Leona did the same thing, she was a singer before X factor and tried to break the industry on her own. X factor gave her the break.

So yes? Its a bit of a daft thing to say they want fame and money and asking is that all its about. If they didn't then they wouldn't be on the show in the first place no matter how you disguise it as a 'break'.

Who's my lil' buddy who voted it was sang all the way through?

Obviously mimed, a couple of them didn't have the mics to their mouths when it was their part to sing.

THE PERFORMANCE WAS TOTALLY MIMED FROM BEGINNING TO END. I knew from the second Eoghan started "singing" lol. They had also modified their voices in the studio to make them sound better.

It was kinda of the point. They were probably made to mime so the song sounded the best to present to people. If they sung a **** version of it, people wouldn't be impressed. At least if it sounded good it would have had a better impact.

And who cares if they mimed? We see them all sing live each week anyway. People moaning at the miming are just destroying the cause of the song. Forget how it was sung and appreciate the cause. :rolleyes:

Well you would say that, your a britney fan. Miming is second nature to you.

My post wasn't even aimed at you alone, so that personal attack wasn't needed. :rolleyes:

was mimed all they way through and i agree with fom it was disrespectful and made a mockery of all those injured servicemen and woman i have said this since last night but lots of people cant see the fault in it they had 3 weeks to practise not a hour so they cant really use it as a excuse

I am just saying, you dont care about miming as you are a fan of Britney. Thats her number one talent, when all I listen to is live singing and live bands, I find miming such a stupid thing. I mean how un talented do you have to be to mime? How rubbish do you have to be that you cant sing live? And dont even get me started that they have a hard time singing so much!
Look at some of the singers on west end they perform about 7/8 times a week, yet somehow they still manage to sing live! It seems so unprofessional when you mime...

:O That was cold.

They've also had months of practice.

I honestly don't see the big deal

i dont think it was mimed.. i think they were singing with the track behind them aswell...
you could tell..

Oh well in that case, Laura and Alexandra are fantastic at ventriloquism. Amazing how they didn't move their lips.

:laugh:


I personally didn't notice whether it was mimed or not, I was too busy wondering where Ruth and Daniel were. They do perform live every week, and I'm sure they were only miming it so that nobody messed up on the night and made it sound stupid in front of the servicemen and women.

FFS you lot are always looking for things to complain about. Yes, they played the studio version of the song. Most of them sang it as well, most people who mime, also sing anyways. SO what? The point of that single, is to sell as many as possible, and thats why they gave the audience the recorded version. ANd it was fantastic. Personally, it gave me an idea as to how each one of their recording voice would sound!
I think its a great version of the song, now either go buy it, if you wanna support the cause, if not please dont shiit on it and dissuade people who actually see what the point of it was!

Why didnt they show a music video? That would of been far more professional and less messy, then they could of put the recorded voice over... seriously how long would it take to shoot a video?

5 hours? Spread it over 3 weeks... its nothing!

I really don't see what the problem is about. It was definitely mimed though, you can tell if you listen to the studio version.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=qrR8zfw3f2Y

Of course it was mimed. But they were still singing, and it was a great performance, they did a very good job. Playback is part of music anyways, its been done for years. A lot of people do that during award shows, especially when they have complicated dance routines. I dont see a problem with it, as long as its not a concert!

For those that complained it wasnt sang Live,If they had sung this with 21 people on stage, without miming, it woulve sounded a bit like this, with music in the background.
A little better of course, but close!

I thought they were singing but there was a track playing in the background. I dont know why they would mime. Nothing else gets mimed on the show.

I knew they were miming as soon as I heard Eoghan, and I said it to my mum, but no one believed me =[ But if they mimed, they mimed; I really don't care, to be honest. lol. Simon Cowell must have thought it wise to mime, and so there must have been a good reason.

i dont even care anymore. it makes me cry every single time, like i watched it just now and was like PAH IDIOTS and then at 3:20 when they show you the servicemen and women and there's that one just looking really chuffed and clapping, I get all emotional.. it's so odd :laugh: